Last year three men: Wesley “Wes” or “Seabrook” Davis, 20, Jockquaren “Jock” Van Norman, 20, and Dwayne “Wayne” Stevenson, 21, were charged with the armed robbery of the Purple Rain Bar on May 15, 2015. Local media have failed to … Continue reading →

Established as an ad hoc burial site in 1850, Lafayette Cemetery #2 became an official burial grounds in 1858 when the then-city of Lafayette constructed 120 tombs. Lafayette, the city, would eventually be annexed into New Orleans proper. In 1865 … Continue reading →

I was on the hunt for a freshly slaughtered goat when I passed Aaren’s Super Market near the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans. Massive block letter signs trumpeting “meat” festoon the building making the concern all the more appealing.

I was hoping to fall in love with Lou and Bob’s, a small lounge tucked away on a side street in a residential neighborhood in Metairie. But it was ‘just a bar’ as the old-line New Orleanians like to say. … Continue reading →

There are dozens of chili bun parlors scattered about the Tri-County region of southeastern Kentucky. Turn off your GPS and ride down a country lane in Knox, Laurel or Whitley counties and soon enough you’ll see a little quick mart … Continue reading →